Speciation and diversification of the (Apiaceae) in East Asia.

, belonging to the Apiaceae, is widely distributed across the Eurasian continent. The origin and species diversification of in East Asia, remain incompletely resolved due to the limited samples in previous studies. To address these issues, we have reconstructed a robust phylogenetic framework for in East Asia based on the ITS and three plastid genes.

A new toad of Myers & Leviton, 1962 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, southwest China.

A new species of the genus Myers & Leviton, 1962 is described from Sichuan Province, southwest China. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial gene sequences clustered the new species as an independent clade nested with , , and . The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size moderate (39.

 (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China.

This study describes X.Q. Song, B.

 (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China.

A new species, W.B.Ju, L.

 (Mazaceae), a new species from Xizang, China.

W.B.Ju, Bo Xu bis & X.

Phylogenetic placement of eight poorly known spiders of (Araneae, Mysmenidae), with descriptions of five new species.

Ten species of the spider genus Banks, 1895 are reported from China, Laos, Indonesia, Georgia, and Seychelles. DNA sequences of the eight species are obtained to confirm their correct identification. The molecular phylogenetic analysis based on five gene fragments (16S, 18S, 28S, COI, and H3) were used to test the relationships and taxonomic placements of eight species, of which five species are documented as new to science: i.

, a new species of Primulaceae from Tibet of China.

We present a description of a newly discovered species, , found in southern Xizang, China. Additionally, we explore distinctive morphological characteristics that aid in its taxonomy. The new species belongs to sect.

Systematic notes on three new (Mesothelae, Heptathelidae) spiders from China, with their descriptions.

Three new segmented trapdoor spider species belonging to the family Heptathelidae Kishida, 1923, i.e., (♂♀, Sichuan), (♂♀, Beijing), and (♂♀, Sichuan), are described from China.

 (Primulaceae), a new species of the primrose from Sichuan, China.

This paper describes and illustrates a new species of Primulaceae, from Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, China. It is very rare and currently only known from its type locality. The new species belongs to subsection Chartacea of the section Petiolares on account of lacking bud scales at flowering, being efarinose and having distinct petiolate leaves with more or less rounded lamina.

, a new species (Apiaceae) from Shaanxi, China.

Q.P.Jiang & X.

 (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Henan, China.

D.F.Xie & X.

Ultrastructure of androconia and surrounding scales of nine species of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera).

The ultrastructure of androconia and their surrounding scales of nine species in nine genera across four subfamilies of Hesperiidae is studied. This provides a basis for the classification and identification of some genera and species. The wing surface of the scent glands patches was cut with scissors, observed and photographed under an S-4800 scanning electron microscope (at 10.

New insights into the phylogeny and taxonomy of Chinese (Apiaceae).

(Apiaceae) comprises about 10 species, but its taxonomy and phylogeny are disputed. The genus is mostly distributed in the Himalayas and Hengduan Mountains at high elevation. Earlier molecular studies involving six species of indicated that this genus is not monophyletic and is nested in the East Asia Clade.

New insights into the phylogeny of (Apiaceae, Apioideae) based on morphological and molecular data.

is a Sino-Himalayan endemic genus of Apiaceae and distributed in high-elevations from Nepal to SW China. In this study, morphological characteristics were combined with nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and two chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) intron sequences ( and ) to determine the phylogenetic placement of and the infrageneric relationships between five species. The results confirmed that was a polyphyletic group separated into two clades, and East Asia clades.

Multiple data revealed two new species of the Asian horned toad Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the eastern corner of the Himalayas.

Multiple disciplines can help to discover cryptic species and resolve taxonomic confusions. The Asian horned toad genus as a diverse group was proposed to contain dozens of cryptic species. Based on molecular phylogenetics, morphology, osteology, and bioacoustics data, the species profiles of toads in the eastern corner of Himalayas in Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was investigated.

(Apiaceae), a new species from southwest China.

A new species (Apiaceae) is described and illustrated in this article. The new species grows in alpine bushes and meadows in south-western China. It resembles , but differs from the latter by the length of the stem, ultimate segments of leaf and rays of the umbel.

Three new species of the genus from Asia (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae).

The current paper expands knowledge of the genus Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009. Based on morphological characters and molecular data, three species are documented as new to science: Feng & Lin, (♀) from China, Feng & Lin, (♀) from China, and Feng & Lin, (♂♀) from Indonesia. The type of Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 is also reexamined.

Taxonomic review of the Asian species (Araneae, Mysmenidae).

Five species from Southwest China and Japan are reviewed that two new combinations and a new synonymy are proposed in the current paper: (Ono, 2010), is transferred from , (Song & Zhu, 1994), (= Lin & Li, 2008, ) is transferred from of the Theridiidae, Lin & Li, 2008, Lin & Li, 2013, and Lin & Li, 2013. The female of is described for the first time. An identification key and diagnoses are provided for these species, as well as new photographs or illustrations of the genital organs and habitus of and .

A review of the spider genus , with the description of a new species from Tibet (Araneae, Anapidae).

The genus Wunderlich & Song, 1995 is reviewed in this paper. The material of all three known species was reexamined and photographed resulting in a new species, (♂, ♀) being described from Tibet, China. A key is provided for the genus, as well as species diagnoses, illustrations, and distribution maps for all four species of .

Taxonomic status of and (Salicaceae).

Species delimitation in the genus is particularly challenging due to high levels of intraspecific polymorphism as well as frequent interspecific hybridisation and introgression. In this study, we aimed to examine the taxonomic status of and using an integrative taxonomy that considers multiple operational criteria. We carried out morphometric analyses of leaf traits and genetic examinations (including sequence variations at five barcoding DNAs and polymorphisms at 14 nuclear microsatellite SSR primers) at the population level between them and two closely related species and .

Tetrablemmidae, a spider family newly recorded from Cambodia (Arachnida, Araneae).

The family Tetrablemmidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873 is reported from Cambodia for the first time. Two species belonging to the genus O.